Etymograph

English

demonetization

Demonetization comes from French monétisation ‘monetization’, and goes back to Latin monēta.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēta1
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétiser2‘to monetize’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétisation3‘monetization’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentdémonétisation4
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1973demonetization4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French monétiser
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French monétisation
  3. 3 Wiktionary, French démonétisation
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English demonetization
  5. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1973, Demonetization Feared: “The current spiral in prices — 20 per cent…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonētaWiktionary, French monétiser
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétiserWiktionary, French monétisation‘to monetize’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétisationWiktionary, French démonétisation‘monetization’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentdémonétisationWiktionary, English demonetization
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1973demonetizationWiktionary, English demonetization. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1973, Demonetization Feared: “The current spiral in prices — 20 per cent…”

Linked words

through Latin monēta

money, mint, monetary, 5 more

through French monétiser ‘to monetize’

monetize

Today it means

noun The act or process of demonetizing (withdrawing as legal tender).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “demonetization”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for French monétiser, French monétisation, French démonétisation. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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